"baten" meaning in Middle English

See baten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈbaːtən/, /ˈbatən/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French batre, from Latin battere, for earlier battuere; doublet of bateren. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|to beat}}, {{bor+|enm|fro|batre}} Borrowed from Old French batre, {{der|enm|la|battō|battere}} Latin battere, {{doublet|enm|bateren|nocap=1}} doublet of bateren Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} baten, {{enm-verb|stem=bat}} baten (third-person singular simple present bateth, present participle batende, batynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle bated), {{tlb|enm|uncommon}} (uncommon) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|bat|inf2=0}} Forms: bateth [present, singular, third-person], batende [participle, present], batynge [participle, present], bated [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], weak [table-tags], baten [infinitive], to baten [infinitive], bate [first-person, present, singular], bated [first-person, past, singular], batest [present, second-person, singular], batedest [past, second-person, singular], bateth [present, singular, third-person], bated [past, singular, third-person], bate [present, singular, subjunctive], bated [past, singular, subjunctive], bate [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], baten [plural, present], bate [plural, present], bateden [past, plural], batede [past, plural], bateth [imperative, plural, present], bate [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], batynge [participle, present], batende [participle, present], bated [participle, past], ybated [participle, past]
  1. To batter; to forcefully or repetitively beat or whack. Tags: uncommon Categories (topical): Violence
    Sense id: en-baten-enm-verb-EY1o2qm3 Disambiguation of Violence: 25 4 23 6 4 4 11 9 7 9 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 19 3 11 10 3 5 22 10 12 4
  2. To fight or strive; to be in conflict with. Tags: uncommon
    Sense id: en-baten-enm-verb-NuCxWMbB
  3. To quarrel, brawl, or wrangle. Tags: uncommon Categories (topical): Violence
    Sense id: en-baten-enm-verb-lo4i1haf Disambiguation of Violence: 25 4 23 6 4 4 11 9 7 9 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 19 3 11 10 3 5 22 10 12 4
  4. (rare) To pat; to gently and lightly touch. Tags: rare, uncommon Categories (topical): Touch
    Sense id: en-baten-enm-verb-xonieDJ5 Disambiguation of Touch: 6 6 6 23 6 5 13 18 13 5 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 19 3 11 10 3 5 22 10 12 4
  5. (rare, of an animal) To flap one's limbs. Tags: rare, uncommon
    Sense id: en-baten-enm-verb-FopwAtFd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bate, battyn, batyn Related terms: abaten, bateren, bature, debaten, rebaten
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈbaːtən/, /ˈbatən/
Etymology: An aphetic form of abaten. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|to abate}}, {{aphetic form|enm|abaten|nocap=1}} aphetic form of abaten Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} baten, {{enm-verb|stem=bat}} baten (third-person singular simple present bateth, present participle batende, batynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle bated), {{tlb|enm|uncommon}} (uncommon) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|bat|inf2=0}} Forms: bateth [present, singular, third-person], batende [participle, present], batynge [participle, present], bated [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], weak [table-tags], baten [infinitive], to baten [infinitive], bate [first-person, present, singular], bated [first-person, past, singular], batest [present, second-person, singular], batedest [past, second-person, singular], bateth [present, singular, third-person], bated [past, singular, third-person], bate [present, singular, subjunctive], bated [past, singular, subjunctive], bate [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], baten [plural, present], bate [plural, present], bateden [past, plural], batede [past, plural], bateth [imperative, plural, present], bate [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], batynge [participle, present], batende [participle, present], bated [participle, past], ybated [participle, past]
  1. To dwindle or stop; to no longer occur (as much) Tags: uncommon
    Sense id: en-baten-enm-verb-2edUXIuv
  2. To halt or slow; to cause to lessen or abate.
    To reassure or hearten; to free of worry.
    Tags: uncommon Categories (topical): Violence
    Sense id: en-baten-enm-verb-Vn7-hvG0 Disambiguation of Violence: 25 4 23 6 4 4 11 9 7 9 Categories (other): Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 5 2 5 5 6 2 4 4 12 4 5 5 4 4 17 6 6 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 2 5 5 5 2 3 4 16 3 4 4 3 3 24 5 5 2 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 19 3 11 10 3 5 22 10 12 4
  3. To halt or slow; to cause to lessen or abate.
    (rare) To eliminate a collective irrational emotion.
    Tags: rare, uncommon Categories (topical): Emotions
    Sense id: en-baten-enm-verb-siZfopVv Disambiguation of Emotions: 15 1 12 4 1 0 16 28 6 18
  4. To halt or slow; to cause to lessen or abate.
    (in negations) To eliminate a positive attitude.
    Tags: uncommon
    Sense id: en-baten-enm-verb-x3gEJ6~6 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 19 3 11 10 3 5 22 10 12 4
  5. To abase or humiliate; to break haughtiness. Tags: uncommon
    Sense id: en-baten-enm-verb-XMZ87Ay3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: batyn
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "ybated",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "To fight or strive; to be in conflict with."
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        [
          "strive",
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        [
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        "To quarrel, brawl, or wrangle."
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          "_dis": "6 6 6 23 6 5 13 18 13 5",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Touch",
          "orig": "enm:Touch",
          "parents": [
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        "To pat; to gently and lightly touch."
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        "(rare) To pat; to gently and lightly touch."
      ],
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        "To flap one's limbs."
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        "(rare, of an animal) To flap one's limbs."
      ],
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      ],
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      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbaːtən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbatən/"
    }
  ],
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}

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    {
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    },
    {
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        "past",
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    },
    {
      "form": "bate",
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        "singular",
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    },
    {
      "form": "bated",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
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    {
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        "present"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "bateth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
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    },
    {
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        "plural",
        "present"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "batende",
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      "form": "bated",
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        "participle",
        "past"
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    },
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      "form": "ybated",
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          "abate"
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          "eliminate"
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          "break"
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          "haughtiness",
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      "ipa": "/ˈbatən/"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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}
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        "present",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
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    },
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
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    {
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        "past",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "baten",
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        "present"
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    },
    {
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        "present"
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    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "batende",
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    },
    {
      "form": "bated",
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        "participle",
        "past"
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    },
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      "form": "ybated",
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      "word": "abaten"
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      "word": "bature"
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          "batter"
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          "forcefully",
          "forcefully"
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      "glosses": [
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        [
          "strive",
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          "conflict",
          "conflict"
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    {
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          "quarrel"
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          "brawl",
          "brawl"
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          "wrangle",
          "wrangle"
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        "uncommon"
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          "pat",
          "pat"
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          "gently",
          "gently"
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          "lightly",
          "lightly"
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          "touch",
          "touch"
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        "uncommon"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "To flap one's limbs."
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          "flap",
          "flap"
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          "limb",
          "limb"
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      "ipa": "/ˈbaːtən/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈbatən/"
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      "word": "bate"
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      "word": "battyn"
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    {
      "word": "batyn"
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
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    {
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        "present",
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        "past",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "baten",
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        "plural",
        "present"
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    },
    {
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        "plural",
        "present"
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      "form": "bateden",
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        "past",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "batede",
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        "past",
        "plural"
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        "present"
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    },
    {
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    {
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        "past",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "batynge",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "batende",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bated",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ybated",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "baten",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "stem": "bat"
      },
      "expansion": "baten (third-person singular simple present bateth, present participle batende, batynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle bated)",
      "name": "enm-verb"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "uncommon"
      },
      "expansion": "(uncommon)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bat",
        "inf2": "0"
      },
      "name": "enm-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To dwindle or stop; to no longer occur (as much)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dwindle",
          "dwindle"
        ],
        [
          "stop",
          "stop"
        ],
        [
          "occur",
          "occur"
        ],
        [
          "much",
          "much#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncommon"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To halt or slow; to cause to lessen or abate.",
        "To reassure or hearten; to free of worry."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "halt",
          "halt"
        ],
        [
          "slow",
          "slow"
        ],
        [
          "lessen",
          "lessen"
        ],
        [
          "abate",
          "abate"
        ],
        [
          "reassure",
          "reassure"
        ],
        [
          "hearten",
          "hearten"
        ],
        [
          "free",
          "free"
        ],
        [
          "worry",
          "worry"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncommon"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To halt or slow; to cause to lessen or abate.",
        "To eliminate a collective irrational emotion."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "halt",
          "halt"
        ],
        [
          "slow",
          "slow"
        ],
        [
          "lessen",
          "lessen"
        ],
        [
          "abate",
          "abate"
        ],
        [
          "eliminate",
          "eliminate"
        ],
        [
          "collective",
          "collective"
        ],
        [
          "irrational",
          "irrational"
        ],
        [
          "emotion",
          "emotion"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "To halt or slow; to cause to lessen or abate.",
        "(rare) To eliminate a collective irrational emotion."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare",
        "uncommon"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To halt or slow; to cause to lessen or abate.",
        "To eliminate a positive attitude."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "halt",
          "halt"
        ],
        [
          "slow",
          "slow"
        ],
        [
          "lessen",
          "lessen"
        ],
        [
          "abate",
          "abate"
        ],
        [
          "eliminate",
          "eliminate"
        ],
        [
          "positive",
          "positive"
        ],
        [
          "attitude",
          "attitude"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "To halt or slow; to cause to lessen or abate.",
        "(in negations) To eliminate a positive attitude."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in negations"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncommon"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To abase or humiliate; to break haughtiness."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "abase",
          "abase"
        ],
        [
          "humiliate",
          "humiliate"
        ],
        [
          "break",
          "break"
        ],
        [
          "haughtiness",
          "haughtiness"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncommon"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbaːtən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbatən/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "batyn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "baten"
}

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